Sabrina’s life in the theatre began when she appeared in Unionville Kindergarten’s production of Snow White as – unexpectedly – Snow White. More recently, she produced the 2014 SummerWorks production of The Container, and appeared in Nightwood Theatre’s benefit productions of Comedy of Errors (Duchess Solinus), Twelfth Night (Feste) and Much Ado About Nothing (Conrade). Sabrina was a member of the inaugural cohort of Artist Producers in the GENERATOR (formerly STAF) Artist Producer Training Program. Sabrina is delighted to produce the upcoming development workshop of In the Pits, a new play about the 1933 Christie Pits riot. A graduate of the University of King’s College, the Institute of Ismaili Studies, the University of Oxford, and the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Sabrina had avidly watched and made theatre in all of the cities in which she has lived. When not making theatre, Sabrina practices international trade and anti-corruption law at Bennett Jones LLP.

Clare Bayley (Playwright)

Clare’s plays include The Container, which premiered at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival, Blue Skies (Hampstead), The Enchantment (National Theatre Studio), The Woman Who Swallowed a Pin (Southwark Playhouse), The Shift and Blavatsky (both Young Vic Studio) and Northern Lights (also produced on radio). For radio her work includes The Bringer of Sweets (BBC/CBL). She was awarded the Sunday Times Screenwriting Award for the screenplay Corridors in the Air. Clare is a former Theatre Editor of The Independent, as well as freelance journalist and theatre critic on various other publications.

Nick has a broad knowledge and diverse resume in technical theatre covering aspects in management, video, lighting, and with a primary focus on sound design. Ex-Designer and Production Manager of Straight Camp – a theatre company for emerging queer artists and allies. Productions with Straight Camp include Spoon (Toronto Fringe, 2013), Roar (workshop, Videofag, 2014), Stumble, Topple, and Stand (Queer Pride, 2014). Nick has also received Theatre Ontario’s PTTP grant in 2013 where he completed an apprenticeship with sound designer Richard Feren. Since 2015, Nick has been happily working full-time as a Veterinarian Technician.

John Fleming (Dialect Coach)

John is a dialect coach and actor. He has coached for dozens of theatre productions, from big musicals like The Little Mermaid and Cabaret (Lower Ossington Theatre) to fabulous smaller shows like The Drowning Girls (Alumnae Theatre) to the Dora Award-winning After Miss Julie (Red One Theatre). He coaches for film and television for shows like Degrassi: Next Class, 11-22-63, and The Code, and for video games including Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate. He’s glad to be a part of the important stories of The Container as well as The Unbelievers at the SummerWorks Festival this year. Head to johnfleming.ca for more information about how to sound like someone from somewhere else.

Zachary Florence (Director)

Zachary’s directing credits include Little Death (RISER Project/The Theatre Centre), Gwen Powers (WORKhouse Theatre), Strawberries in January (Theatre of the Miraculous), Hydriotaphia (LAMDA), I Am a Strange Loop (LAMDA), Richard III (Central School of Speech and Drama – co-director) and Bloody Poetry (Drunk & Brilliant). Also active as a composer, Zachary has written music for Enchanted April, Peace in Our Time and Come Back, Little Sheba (Shaw Festival), The Passion of Adele Hugo (Eastern Front Theatre – Merritt award) and A Spider’s Tale (Symphony Nova Scotia), and words and music for Experimental Selves (Shaw Festival workshop) and Children of Israel (Canadian Stage workshop). His songs can be heard on the albums Unlaced (Elizabeth Beeler) and Show Off (Gabi Epstein) and have been featured in numerous concerts and cabaret evenings. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Website: zacharyflorence.com

Erin Frances Gerofsky (Costume Designer)

Erin is a set and costume designer based out of Toronto. A graduate of the York University theatre program, Erin has recently added costuming for film to her repertoire. Recent theatre credits include: costume design for West Side Story, Peter and the Starcatcher, Anything Goes (LOT) and Deceitful Above All Things (Favour The Brave at Summerworks); set and costume design for Peter Pan (Yellow Door Theatre), Romeo and Juliet, An Ideal Husband (Watermark Theatre, PEI), Rifles (Praxis Theatre at NSTF); head of wardrobe for A Little Too Cozy (Against The Grain) and The Crackwalker (Factory Theatre). Erin would like to thank Zachary and Sabrina for inviting her to go on this journey with them, and to examine these characters a second time.

Robert Gontier (Voice Coach)

Robert’s voice/dialect coaching includes productions of Scarberia, To Kill a Mockingbird (YPT); Salt-Water Moon, Age of Arousal (Factory Theatre); Driving Miss Daisy, Therefore Choose Life (Harold Green); Mary’s Wedding (Stephenville Theatre); Chess, A Man of No Importance, Parade, A Doll’s House, Blood Brothers and Oklahoma! (Theatre Sheridan). Robert has taught Voice and Performance in the UK, Mexico, United States and across Canada. He’s currently a Professor of Voice, Text and Writing for the Stage at Sheridan College. Robert received his MA in Voice Studies from RCSSD (UK) and his BFA in Acting from Ryerson University.

Siobhan is a fight director and actor/fighter/singer/dancer. Fight Direction credits include A Christmas Story and The Hobbit (The Grand Theatre, London), White Biting Dog (Soulpepper), The Trial of Judith K (Thought For Food Productions), Such Creatures (Nightswimming and Theatre Passe Muraille), Death of a Chief (Native Earth), James and the Giant Peach and To Kill a Mockingbird (Young Peoples’ Theatre) and Frankenstein’s Boy (Eldritch Theatre). She has taught stage combat across Canada and Europe, including London, Dublin, Edinburgh, Munich, Brittany, Norway, Finland, Estonia and Sweden, and taught at the recent World Stage Combat Conference. Acting credits include And Then The Lights Went Out (Stage West Calgary), Mo and Jess Kill Susie (Harley Dog Productions)and The Last Resort (Stirling Festival Theatre). Siobhan and her partner run Burning Mountain, dedicated to the growth and development of stage combat for the art form and for the artists. Website: SiobhanRichardson.com

Kristina has been passionate about theatre ever since her great-grandmother took her to see her first play back in Moscow at the age of four. Although Kristina did not originally pursue a career in theatre, her love did not fade and after having her children, she decided to follow her dreams and go back to school. She has recently completed the Performing Arts Preparation Program at Sheridan College. At Sheridan, Kristina had the pleasure of directing and stage managing her own adaptation of the first play she saw as a child – The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck. She is very grateful for the opportunity to work on such an exciting project as The Container.